Malavika G NairAIR 45 · CSE 2024 · 127 wordsTheir whole copy
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Elton mayo's Human Relation Approach, popularly known as The Hawthorne studies was a pioneering research in industrial sociology and workplace research.
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→ Unlike Taylor's work piece related studies, mayo's studies showed that subjects should be seen as humans with social bonds and motivations.
→ Changed the approach towards worker motivation and leadership.
→ Showed that humans are not driven by economic means or monetary concerns alone.
→ Emphasized on concepts of Emotional intelligence in workplace, triggering works of Goleman.
→ Shows how research can lead to completely new theories. Merton study was aimed at finding significance of illumination.
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The Human Relations approach revolutionised management approaches. Today, Human Resources is an institutionalized career. Though it ignores economic motivation and is at microlevel, the theory was a pioneering work.